https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/976762 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/976762 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:25:02 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:25:02 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/51078568 tag:ipernity.com,2021-11-25,doc-51078568 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:32:00 +0000 2021-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/51078568"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/68/51078568.140fe624.240.jpg?r2" width="144" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Słupsk (Stolpe) was a Pomeranian settlement in the early Middle Ages. The Dukes of Pomerelia granted the town charter (Lübsches Stadtrecht) in 1265. A decade later merchants and craftsmen from Westphalia and Holstein founded a new settlement.<br /> <br /> In 1294 Polish and Bohemian rulers tried to succeed in Pomerelia. Wenceslaus III awarded Stolp to the Brandenburg Ascanians After the fatal attempt on Wenceslas III's life, Wladyslaw I Ellenlang (aka "Ladislaus the Short") reasserted himself as ruler of Pomerelia in 1306 and declared themselves Brandenburg vassals in 1307.<br /> <br /> In 1308, the Brandenburg margraves invaded and tried to militarily enforce their previously acquired rights. However, they were ousted from Gdansk and the eastern parts of Pomerelia by the Teutonic Knights. However, they were able to hold their ground in the land of Stolp.<br /> <br /> In 1309, the Duchy of Pomerelia was divided between two feudal states. The western part went to the Brandenburgs, the larger rest including Danzig to the Teutonic Order. After Stolp became prosperous, the citizens acquired the port of Stolpmünde in 1337. In the 14th century the city was pledged to the Teutonic Order by the Pomeranian dukes, who were short of money because of numerous wars. Because the dukes could not redeem the town, but the inhabitants did not want to live under the rule of the Order, the citizens themselves raised the enormous redemption sum of 6,766 silver marks.<br /> <br /> In devastating fires of 1395 and 1477 the town burned down. In 1478 the plague raged in the town. A dispute with the dukes that lasted for years impoverished the town and forced it to leave the Hanseatic League. During the Thirty Years' War, Stolp was conquered by Swedes in 1630. Wallenstein's troops occupied the town in 1637, and Swedish troops drove them out and completely ruined Stolp. After the war ended in 1648, Stolp fell to Brandenburg in the Peace of Westphalia.<br /> <br /> The octagonal Kaplica św. Jerzego (St. George Chapel) dates back to the first half of the 15th century and was built of brick. <br /> <br /> It was part of a "St. Georgen Hospital", where people suffering from Leprosy was cared for. <br /> <br /> Originally the chapel was built on the road leading to Szczecin, outside the city walls. In 1913, the chapel was demolished due to road construction and rebuilt on its present location.</div> Slupsk - Kaplica św. Jerzego <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/51078568"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/68/51078568.140fe624.240.jpg?r2" width="144" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Słupsk (Stolpe) was a Pomeranian settlement in the early Middle Ages. The Dukes of Pomerelia granted the town charter (Lübsches Stadtrecht) in 1265. A decade later merchants and craftsmen from Westphalia and Holstein founded a new settlement.<br /> <br /> In 1294 Polish and Bohemian rulers tried to succeed in Pomerelia. Wenceslaus III awarded Stolp to the Brandenburg Ascanians After the fatal attempt on Wenceslas III's life, Wladyslaw I Ellenlang (aka "Ladislaus the Short") reasserted himself as ruler of Pomerelia in 1306 and declared themselves Brandenburg vassals in 1307.<br /> <br /> In 1308, the Brandenburg margraves invaded and tried to militarily enforce their previously acquired rights. However, they were ousted from Gdansk and the eastern parts of Pomerelia by the Teutonic Knights. However, they were able to hold their ground in the land of Stolp.<br /> <br /> In 1309, the Duchy of Pomerelia was divided between two feudal states. The western part went to the Brandenburgs, the larger rest including Danzig to the Teutonic Order. After Stolp became prosperous, the citizens acquired the port of Stolpmünde in 1337. In the 14th century the city was pledged to the Teutonic Order by the Pomeranian dukes, who were short of money because of numerous wars. Because the dukes could not redeem the town, but the inhabitants did not want to live under the rule of the Order, the citizens themselves raised the enormous redemption sum of 6,766 silver marks.<br /> <br /> In devastating fires of 1395 and 1477 the town burned down. In 1478 the plague raged in the town. A dispute with the dukes that lasted for years impoverished the town and forced it to leave the Hanseatic League. During the Thirty Years' War, Stolp was conquered by Swedes in 1630. Wallenstein's troops occupied the town in 1637, and Swedish troops drove them out and completely ruined Stolp. After the war ended in 1648, Stolp fell to Brandenburg in the Peace of Westphalia.<br /> <br /> The octagonal Kaplica św. Jerzego (St. George Chapel) dates back to the first half of the 15th century and was built of brick. <br /> <br /> It was part of a "St. Georgen Hospital", where people suffering from Leprosy was cared for. <br /> <br /> Originally the chapel was built on the road leading to Szczecin, outside the city walls. In 1913, the chapel was demolished due to road construction and rebuilt on its present location.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/51035340 tag:ipernity.com,2021-10-25,doc-51035340 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:55:16 +0000 2021-07-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/51035340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/40/51035340.20217f86.240.jpg?r2" width="170" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">After the defeat by Henry the Lion in the Battle of Verchen in 1164, Obotrite Prince Pribislaw submitted in 1167 and was baptised. One of Henry's conditions was the obligation to spread Christianity in the country by building monasteries.<br /> <br /> The Doberan Abbey was the first monastery founded in Mecklenburg, in 1171, as a daughter house of the cistercian Amelungsborn Abbey. The first community was massacred in 1179 in the unrest following the death of Pribislaw, and the abbey was re-founded in 1186. It became a political, social and spiritual centre in the region. The Romanesque monastery church, consecrated in 1232, was replaced after the fire of 1291 by a High Gothic church, the construction of which was probably begun in 1295. The new Gothic building was consecrated in 1368. The church was the most important burial place of the sovereign princes in the Middle Ages.<br /> <br /> After the Reformation, the monastery was dissolluted and the properties passed to the sovereign in 1552. The relics were removed from the monastery church and the monastery facilities were partially destroyed. Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg-Güstrow wanted to preserve the church as the burial place of the princely house and so a first restoration of the monastery church began.<br /> <br /> The buildings were were looted and damaged in 1637 during the Thirty Years' War, and the church was used as a warehouse. During the French occupation of Mecklenburg by Napoleon from 1806 to 1813, the remaining buildings suffered further damage, and the monastery church was again used as a warehouse. Restorations took place from 1883 to 1896 and from 1962 to 1976.<br /> <br /> The Cistercians had good relations with France, from where the architecture of the former monastery church was strongly influenced. The vaulted nave is 76 metres long, 11 metres wide and 26 metres high.<br /> <br /> The octogonal charnel house was built around 1250 in early Gothic style in the former cemetery north of the church. The bones of deceased monks whose graves were newly occupied were kept here. The chapel stands above the ossuary cellar.</div> Kloster Doberan <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/51035340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/40/51035340.20217f86.240.jpg?r2" width="170" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">After the defeat by Henry the Lion in the Battle of Verchen in 1164, Obotrite Prince Pribislaw submitted in 1167 and was baptised. One of Henry's conditions was the obligation to spread Christianity in the country by building monasteries.<br /> <br /> The Doberan Abbey was the first monastery founded in Mecklenburg, in 1171, as a daughter house of the cistercian Amelungsborn Abbey. The first community was massacred in 1179 in the unrest following the death of Pribislaw, and the abbey was re-founded in 1186. It became a political, social and spiritual centre in the region. The Romanesque monastery church, consecrated in 1232, was replaced after the fire of 1291 by a High Gothic church, the construction of which was probably begun in 1295. The new Gothic building was consecrated in 1368. The church was the most important burial place of the sovereign princes in the Middle Ages.<br /> <br /> After the Reformation, the monastery was dissolluted and the properties passed to the sovereign in 1552. The relics were removed from the monastery church and the monastery facilities were partially destroyed. Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg-Güstrow wanted to preserve the church as the burial place of the princely house and so a first restoration of the monastery church began.<br /> <br /> The buildings were were looted and damaged in 1637 during the Thirty Years' War, and the church was used as a warehouse. During the French occupation of Mecklenburg by Napoleon from 1806 to 1813, the remaining buildings suffered further damage, and the monastery church was again used as a warehouse. Restorations took place from 1883 to 1896 and from 1962 to 1976.<br /> <br /> The Cistercians had good relations with France, from where the architecture of the former monastery church was strongly influenced. The vaulted nave is 76 metres long, 11 metres wide and 26 metres high.<br /> <br /> The octogonal charnel house was built around 1250 in early Gothic style in the former cemetery north of the church. The bones of deceased monks whose graves were newly occupied were kept here. The chapel stands above the ossuary cellar.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/49533738 tag:ipernity.com,2019-12-08,doc-49533738 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:22:27 +0000 2019-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/49533738"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/38/49533738.a7dfa71b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The former Collegiate Church "Santa Maria della Scala in Chieri". As it is really large, it is often named "Duomo di Chieri", though it never was a cathedral. <br /> <br /> The first church here was erected on the site of a Roman temple to Minerva within the 5th century. This got replaced by a Romanesque buildig in the first decades of the 11th century. <br /> <br /> From 1405 on this Romanesque church got completely remodeled and rebuilt in Gothic style and was consecrated in 1437. <br /> <br /> -<br /> The ocotogonal "Battistero del Duomo" is Romanesque and older than the Duomo. It was built from bricks coming from Roman buildings within the 13th century and was originaly detached from the Romanesque Duomo. It was connected to the Gothic structure.</div> Chieri - Battistero del Duomo <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/49533738"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/38/49533738.a7dfa71b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The former Collegiate Church "Santa Maria della Scala in Chieri". As it is really large, it is often named "Duomo di Chieri", though it never was a cathedral. <br /> <br /> The first church here was erected on the site of a Roman temple to Minerva within the 5th century. This got replaced by a Romanesque buildig in the first decades of the 11th century. <br /> <br /> From 1405 on this Romanesque church got completely remodeled and rebuilt in Gothic style and was consecrated in 1437. <br /> <br /> -<br /> The ocotogonal "Battistero del Duomo" is Romanesque and older than the Duomo. It was built from bricks coming from Roman buildings within the 13th century and was originaly detached from the Romanesque Duomo. It was connected to the Gothic structure.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/49533716 tag:ipernity.com,2019-12-08,doc-49533716 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:10:39 +0000 2019-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/49533716"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/16/49533716.20b8e62d.240.jpg?r2" width="236" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The former Collegiate Church "Santa Maria della Scala in Chieri". As it is really large, it is often named "Duomo di Chieri", though it never was a cathedral. <br /> <br /> The first church here was erected on the site of a Roman temple to Minerva within the 5th century. This got replaced by a Romanesque buildig in the first decades of the 11th century. <br /> <br /> From 1405 on this Romanesque church got completely remodeled and rebuilt in Gothic style and was consecrated in 1437. <br /> <br /> -<br /> The ocotogonal "Battistero del Duomo" is Romanesque and older than the Duomo. It was built from bricks coming from Roman buildings within the 13th century and was originaly detached from the Romanesque Duomo. It was connected to the Gothic structure.</div> Chieri - Battistero del Duomo <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/49533716"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/16/49533716.20b8e62d.240.jpg?r2" width="236" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The former Collegiate Church "Santa Maria della Scala in Chieri". As it is really large, it is often named "Duomo di Chieri", though it never was a cathedral. <br /> <br /> The first church here was erected on the site of a Roman temple to Minerva within the 5th century. This got replaced by a Romanesque buildig in the first decades of the 11th century. <br /> <br /> From 1405 on this Romanesque church got completely remodeled and rebuilt in Gothic style and was consecrated in 1437. <br /> <br /> -<br /> The ocotogonal "Battistero del Duomo" is Romanesque and older than the Duomo. It was built from bricks coming from Roman buildings within the 13th century and was originaly detached from the Romanesque Duomo. It was connected to the Gothic structure.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44146258 tag:ipernity.com,2017-01-15,doc-44146258 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:26:27 +0000 2016-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44146258"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/58/44146258.075c1e0c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin.<br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century.<br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist.<br /> <br /> The octagon is connected to the church. Some small heads guard the entrance to the chapel. Here is one of them.</div> Le Teil - Saint-Étienne de Mélas <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44146258"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/58/44146258.075c1e0c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin.<br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century.<br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist.<br /> <br /> The octagon is connected to the church. Some small heads guard the entrance to the chapel. Here is one of them.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44145546 tag:ipernity.com,2017-01-15,doc-44145546 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 14:09:52 +0000 2016-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44145546"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/46/44145546.5deb7505.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin.<br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century.<br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist.<br /> <br /> Under the dome of the octogonal chapel.</div> Le Teil - Saint-Étienne de Mélas <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44145546"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/46/44145546.5deb7505.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin.<br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century.<br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist.<br /> <br /> Under the dome of the octogonal chapel.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44144736 tag:ipernity.com,2017-01-15,doc-44144736 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 11:05:22 +0000 2016-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44144736"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/47/36/44144736.d3c216f9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin.<br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century.<br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist - and there was of course no parking lot on a niveau way higher than that on which the chapel was erected.</div> Le Teil - Saint-Étienne de Mélas <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44144736"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/47/36/44144736.d3c216f9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin.<br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> The oldest part is an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century.<br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist - and there was of course no parking lot on a niveau way higher than that on which the chapel was erected.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44143508 tag:ipernity.com,2017-01-14,doc-44143508 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 23:47:45 +0000 2016-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44143508"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/35/08/44143508.649dfea7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. <br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> Seen here is the roof of the oldest part, an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century. <br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist - and there was of course no parking lot on a niveau way higher than that on which the chapel was erecetd.</div> Le Teil - Saint-Étienne de Mélas <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44143508"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/35/08/44143508.649dfea7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church is known in Mélas (now part of Le Teil), located at the Roman road connecting Lyon and Nîmes, since merovingien times. A noble lady named Fredegonde founded a nunnery in Mélas end of the 6th century, dedicated to Saint-Étienne and Saint Saturnin. <br /> <br /> Today´s church is younger. It consists out of three parts built in different times.<br /> <br /> Seen here is the roof of the oldest part, an octogonal chapel, dated the the 9th/10th century. <br /> <br /> The chapel could have been a baptistery or a burial chapel. I tend to the "baptistery" side, though the location is somehow odd, but the place around was sureley different about a thousand years around. The church, that we see now, did not exist - and there was of course no parking lot on a niveau way higher than that on which the chapel was erecetd.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42925120 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-02,doc-42925120 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:15:16 +0000 2015-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42925120"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/20/42925120.cc983f99.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="198" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Basilica del Sepolcro is part of the "Basilica di Santo Stefano" known as "Sette Chiese" (= "Seven Churches") that encompasses a complex of interconnected religious edifices, erected between the 5th and the 13th century.<br /> <br /> Already within the 5th century Bishop Petronius built a "Holy Sepulchre" here, recalling the Church of the Holy Sepulche in Jerusalem, consecrated in 335.<br /> <br /> Petronius´ church got severely damaged during the devastating invasions of Hungarian troops in the tenth century. The octogonal church got rebuilt a century later by Benedictian monks from red bricks. The dome above, seen here, is dodecagonal. It is supported by 12 columns.</div> Bologna - Basilica del Sepolcro <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42925120"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/20/42925120.cc983f99.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="198" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Basilica del Sepolcro is part of the "Basilica di Santo Stefano" known as "Sette Chiese" (= "Seven Churches") that encompasses a complex of interconnected religious edifices, erected between the 5th and the 13th century.<br /> <br /> Already within the 5th century Bishop Petronius built a "Holy Sepulchre" here, recalling the Church of the Holy Sepulche in Jerusalem, consecrated in 335.<br /> <br /> Petronius´ church got severely damaged during the devastating invasions of Hungarian troops in the tenth century. The octogonal church got rebuilt a century later by Benedictian monks from red bricks. The dome above, seen here, is dodecagonal. It is supported by 12 columns.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42924210 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-02,doc-42924210 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:16:55 +0000 2015-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42924210"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/10/42924210.938ffb86.240.jpg?r2" width="155" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Basilica del Sepolcro is part of the "Basilica di Santo Stefano" known as "Sette Chiese" (= "Seven Churches") that encompasses a complex of interconnected religious edifices, erected between the 5th and the 13th century.<br /> <br /> Already within the 5th century Bishop Petronius built a "Holy Sepulchre" here, recalling the Church of the Holy Sepulche in Jerusalem, consecrated in 335.<br /> <br /> Petronius´ church got severely damaged during the devastating invasions of Hungarian troops in the tenth century. The octogonal church got rebuilt a century later by Benedictian monks from red bricks. The dome above is dodecagonal. It is supported by 12 columns.<br /> <br /> In the center of the "Basilica del Sepolcro" is this structure, that reminds of the Calvary. A mountain with a cross on top over a cave. The pulpit (right) bears the Evangelists´ symbols. In 1141 the relics of Saint Petronius (aka "Bishop Petronus") were rediscovered here - since then they are in the cave of this Calvary.</div> Bologna - Basilica del Sepolcro <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42924210"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/10/42924210.938ffb86.240.jpg?r2" width="155" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Basilica del Sepolcro is part of the "Basilica di Santo Stefano" known as "Sette Chiese" (= "Seven Churches") that encompasses a complex of interconnected religious edifices, erected between the 5th and the 13th century.<br /> <br /> Already within the 5th century Bishop Petronius built a "Holy Sepulchre" here, recalling the Church of the Holy Sepulche in Jerusalem, consecrated in 335.<br /> <br /> Petronius´ church got severely damaged during the devastating invasions of Hungarian troops in the tenth century. The octogonal church got rebuilt a century later by Benedictian monks from red bricks. The dome above is dodecagonal. It is supported by 12 columns.<br /> <br /> In the center of the "Basilica del Sepolcro" is this structure, that reminds of the Calvary. A mountain with a cross on top over a cave. The pulpit (right) bears the Evangelists´ symbols. In 1141 the relics of Saint Petronius (aka "Bishop Petronus") were rediscovered here - since then they are in the cave of this Calvary.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42923796 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-02,doc-42923796 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:47:17 +0000 2015-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42923796"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/96/42923796.319f25d2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Basilica del Sepolcro is part of the "Basilica di Santo Stefano" known as "Sette Chiese" (= "Seven Churches") that encompasses a complex of interconnected religious edifices, erected between the 5th and the 13th century.<br /> <br /> Already within the 5th century Bishop Petronius built a "Holy Sepulchre" here, recalling the Church of the Holy Sepulche in Jerusalem, consecrated in 335.<br /> <br /> Petronius´ church got severely damaged during the devastating invasions of Hungarian troops in the tenth century. The octogonal church got rebuilt a century later by Benedictian monks from red bricks. The dome above is dodecagonal. It is supported by 12 columns. Some of them are probably spolia that got reused here.</div> Bologna - Basilica del Sepolcro <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42923796"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/96/42923796.319f25d2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Basilica del Sepolcro is part of the "Basilica di Santo Stefano" known as "Sette Chiese" (= "Seven Churches") that encompasses a complex of interconnected religious edifices, erected between the 5th and the 13th century.<br /> <br /> Already within the 5th century Bishop Petronius built a "Holy Sepulchre" here, recalling the Church of the Holy Sepulche in Jerusalem, consecrated in 335.<br /> <br /> Petronius´ church got severely damaged during the devastating invasions of Hungarian troops in the tenth century. The octogonal church got rebuilt a century later by Benedictian monks from red bricks. The dome above is dodecagonal. It is supported by 12 columns. Some of them are probably spolia that got reused here.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/41916376 tag:ipernity.com,2016-05-17,doc-41916376 Tue, 17 May 2016 21:37:26 +0000 2012-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/41916376"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/76/41916376.ba08b98c.240.jpg?r2" width="172" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sv. Martina, the church dedicated to St. Martin of Tours, is surrounded by a graveyard. The single nave church with three apses may have erected within the 10th century (some scholars say 6th). It got severely damaged, when it got shelled twice by the Serbian artillery during the Croatian War of Independence in the first half of the 1990s. Meanwhile the church is rebuilt.<br /> <br /> Excavated next to the church are the foundations of a octogonal baptisterium. This may be indeed date back to the 6th century. The location seems unusual. The baptisterium maybe older than the church.<br /> <br /> In most places I saw so far the baptisterium was located west of the church, as only baptised persons could enter the church through the (western) portals. Still today baptismal fonts are placed mostly in the western part of a church.</div> Pridrazi - Sv. Martina <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/41916376"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/76/41916376.ba08b98c.240.jpg?r2" width="172" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sv. Martina, the church dedicated to St. Martin of Tours, is surrounded by a graveyard. The single nave church with three apses may have erected within the 10th century (some scholars say 6th). It got severely damaged, when it got shelled twice by the Serbian artillery during the Croatian War of Independence in the first half of the 1990s. Meanwhile the church is rebuilt.<br /> <br /> Excavated next to the church are the foundations of a octogonal baptisterium. This may be indeed date back to the 6th century. The location seems unusual. The baptisterium maybe older than the church.<br /> <br /> In most places I saw so far the baptisterium was located west of the church, as only baptised persons could enter the church through the (western) portals. Still today baptismal fonts are placed mostly in the western part of a church.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40212856 tag:ipernity.com,2015-11-02,doc-40212856 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:42:38 +0000 2015-06-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40212856"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/28/56/40212856.4802365b.240.jpg?r2" width="166" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the octogonal "Cremona Baptistery" next to the Cathedral started in 1167. At that time the cathedral was not completed. The baptistery measures 34 meters in height and 20.50 meters in diameter.<br /> <br /> During the time of the Renaissance some alterations were done. The octogonal baptismal font seen here was added within the 16th century.</div> Cremona - Baptistery <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40212856"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/28/56/40212856.4802365b.240.jpg?r2" width="166" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the octogonal "Cremona Baptistery" next to the Cathedral started in 1167. At that time the cathedral was not completed. The baptistery measures 34 meters in height and 20.50 meters in diameter.<br /> <br /> During the time of the Renaissance some alterations were done. The octogonal baptismal font seen here was added within the 16th century.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40211818 tag:ipernity.com,2015-11-02,doc-40211818 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:42:55 +0000 2015-06-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40211818"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/18/18/40211818.dbf706cb.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the octogonal "Cremona Baptistery" next to the Cathedral started in 1167. At that time the cathedral was not completed. The baptistery measures 34 meters in height and 20.50 meters in diameter.<br /> <br /> During the time of the Renaissance some alterations were done. One was to cover the bare brick walls with white marble. This was started, but never completed.</div> Cremona - Baptistery <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40211818"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/18/18/40211818.dbf706cb.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the octogonal "Cremona Baptistery" next to the Cathedral started in 1167. At that time the cathedral was not completed. The baptistery measures 34 meters in height and 20.50 meters in diameter.<br /> <br /> During the time of the Renaissance some alterations were done. One was to cover the bare brick walls with white marble. This was started, but never completed.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40211708 tag:ipernity.com,2015-11-02,doc-40211708 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:45:55 +0000 2015-06-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40211708"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/08/40211708.fad694f6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="209" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the octogonal "Cremona Baptistery" next to the Cathedral started in 1167. At that time the cathedral was not completed. The baptistery measures 34 meters in height and 20.50 meters in diameter.<br /> <br /> During the time of the Renaissance some alterations were done. One was to cover the bare brick walls with white marble. This was started, but never completed.<br /> <br /> This is probably the piazza, where in 1237 and 1241 the "Cremona elephant" (see previous uploads) could be seen in Frederick II´s triumph parades. The piazza is lined by the baptistery, the duomo, Torrazzo, the massive tower on one side and the Palazzo Comunale and the Loggia dei Militi on the other.</div> Cremona - Baptistery <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/40211708"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/08/40211708.fad694f6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="209" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the octogonal "Cremona Baptistery" next to the Cathedral started in 1167. At that time the cathedral was not completed. The baptistery measures 34 meters in height and 20.50 meters in diameter.<br /> <br /> During the time of the Renaissance some alterations were done. One was to cover the bare brick walls with white marble. This was started, but never completed.<br /> <br /> This is probably the piazza, where in 1237 and 1241 the "Cremona elephant" (see previous uploads) could be seen in Frederick II´s triumph parades. The piazza is lined by the baptistery, the duomo, Torrazzo, the massive tower on one side and the Palazzo Comunale and the Loggia dei Militi on the other.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198253 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-29,doc-31198253 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:00:27 +0000 2013-08-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198253"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/53/31198253.990e65e0.240.jpg?r2" width="126" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> The portal of Saint Mary of Eunate has similarities to the portal of San Miguel in Olcoz (8kms east. The outer archivolt is nearly identical, but mirror-inverted, to that one in Olcoz. Here a detail.</div> Saint Mary of Eunate <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198253"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/53/31198253.990e65e0.240.jpg?r2" width="126" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> The portal of Saint Mary of Eunate has similarities to the portal of San Miguel in Olcoz (8kms east. The outer archivolt is nearly identical, but mirror-inverted, to that one in Olcoz. Here a detail.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198251 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-29,doc-31198251 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:35:25 +0000 2014-01-29T14:34:47+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198251"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/51/31198251.4e0ed6d5.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> <br /> This is one of the enigmatic capitals, that flank the portal of Saint Mary of Eunate. A similar can be found in Olcoz (8kms east).</div> Saint Mary of Eunate <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198251"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/51/31198251.4e0ed6d5.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> <br /> This is one of the enigmatic capitals, that flank the portal of Saint Mary of Eunate. A similar can be found in Olcoz (8kms east).</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198249 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-29,doc-31198249 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:28:41 +0000 2013-08-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198249"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/49/31198249.3ba56b50.240.jpg?r2" width="185" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> This is the main portal of Saint Mary of Eunate. The carvings of the outer archivolt are identical (but mirror-inverted) to the carvings of the portal of San Miguel in Olcoz (8kms east). All these are very similar to carvings in Biron (France/Charente-Maritime). Ray ("Adfinem") did a highly interesting comperative study about this connection.<br /> <br /> Here is the Ray´s study <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adfinem/sets/72157630046840688/with/7303081022/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.flickr.com/photos/adfinem/sets/72157630046840688/with...</a></div> Saint Mary of Eunate <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198249"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/49/31198249.3ba56b50.240.jpg?r2" width="185" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> This is the main portal of Saint Mary of Eunate. The carvings of the outer archivolt are identical (but mirror-inverted) to the carvings of the portal of San Miguel in Olcoz (8kms east). All these are very similar to carvings in Biron (France/Charente-Maritime). Ray ("Adfinem") did a highly interesting comperative study about this connection.<br /> <br /> Here is the Ray´s study <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adfinem/sets/72157630046840688/with/7303081022/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.flickr.com/photos/adfinem/sets/72157630046840688/with...</a></div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198245 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-29,doc-31198245 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:13:38 +0000 2013-08-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198245"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/45/31198245.87a7657f.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk. <br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> These are marks on the pillars outside. These may be a mason's mark or graffiti. I tend to see them as graffiti, depicting handcuffs. They were a symbol for "prisoned". One of the important halts on the "Via Lemovicensis" is Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, where the relics of Saint Leonard are venerated. He was the patron saint for prisoners and one of his symbols are this kind of handcuffs.</div> Saint Mary of Eunate <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198245"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/45/31198245.87a7657f.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint Mary of Eunate stands isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields. It is surrounded by arches, that gave this place the name, as (according to the tourist office) "Eunate" means "one hundred doors" in Basque.<br /> <br /> Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk. <br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> These are marks on the pillars outside. These may be a mason's mark or graffiti. I tend to see them as graffiti, depicting handcuffs. They were a symbol for "prisoned". One of the important halts on the "Via Lemovicensis" is Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, where the relics of Saint Leonard are venerated. He was the patron saint for prisoners and one of his symbols are this kind of handcuffs.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198243 tag:ipernity.com,2014-01-28,doc-31198243 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:13:55 +0000 2013-08-14T11:23:27+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198243"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/43/31198243.87b91df5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk. The church stands completely isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> There are a couple of carved capitals inside Saint Mary of Eunate. It is strange, that they differ widely in quality, probably as well in age. Here is another of the (maybe) older capitals. The style is very simple. Two musicians playing the vielle, flank a dancer.</div> Saint Mary of Eunate <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/31198243"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/141/82/43/31198243.87b91df5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Though, there is not much information about the origins of this wonderful, octogonal church, it has probably been an important place for the pilgrims since the 12th century, as from here to Puente la Reina, where the "Camino Aragonés" / "Via Tolosana" joins the busy "Camino Francés" is only a short walk. The church stands completely isolated, as it was not erected in or near a village, but in the middle of fields.<br /> <br /> The floorplan of Saint Mary of Eunate is surely inspired by the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". Such churches (eg Tomar, Estrella, Pisa..) are often connected to the Knights Templar, but there no proof, that they have ever been in this area. The earliest documented reference is from 1487 and just mentions the "Virgin of Eunate", but at that time, the church was already centuries old.<br /> <br /> There are a couple of carved capitals inside Saint Mary of Eunate. It is strange, that they differ widely in quality, probably as well in age. Here is another of the (maybe) older capitals. The style is very simple. Two musicians playing the vielle, flank a dancer.</div> Martin M. Miles